Alternative questions
Is there a newspaper or a magazine on the table? - A magazine.
Are there good films on TV tonight or tomorrow? - Tonight.
Exercise 11. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: A film/a concert/at the club tonight. - Is there a film or a concert at the club tonight? - There's a concert at the club tonight.
1. Tea / coffee / in the pot?
2. Any interesting sights / in the city centre / on the outskirts?
3. Photos / posters / on the walls in her room?
4. Chairs / armchairs / in the sitting room?
5. A football match / a hockey match / on TV this weekend?
6. Books / on the shelves / on the table?
7. Any news / for Jack / Jill?
Special questions
What |
is |
there |
in your bag? - Two books and a pencil. |
How many girls |
are |
in your class? - Only three. |
|
How much furniture |
is |
in your flat? - Not much. |
|
What kind of (books) |
are |
in the library? - On different subjects. |
NOTE:
You can't ask where is/are there...?
There's always a lot of traffic in the centre.
Where is always much traffic? - In the centre.
Exercise 12. Complete the sentences.
Example: How much money is there on you? - Only 10$.
How many people are there at your party? - Twelve.
What is there on the chair? - My clothes.
1. _______ dollars _______ in your wallet? - 25$.
2. __________ on the floor? - My shoe.
3. _______ furniture _______ in your flat? - Not much.
4. __________ in your pencil case? - Some colour pencils and a pen
5. _______ apple trees _______ in your garden? - Three or four.
6. _______ money _______ in his bank account? - Quite a lot, I think.
Exercise 13. Ask general and “How much/many ...” questions. Give short negative answers.
Example: books on the shelf? - Are there any books on the shelf?
How many books are there on the shelf? - There aren't any.
1) restaurants in the city? 2) clothes in the wardrobe? 3) people in the street? 4) butter in the fridge? |
5) furniture in the room? 6) money on you? 7) supermarkets on the outskirts? |
Exercise 14. Ask questions about the information in italics.
Example: There are some good hotels in London. - What kind of hotels are there in London?
There are two armchairs in the room. - Where are the armchairs?
1. There are a lot of friendly people in Moscow.
2. There's a bottle of spring water in the fridge.
3. No, there aren't many high buildings in my home town.
4. There are a lot of beautiful parks in Moscow.
5. Yes, there are some very cheap restaurants in Sotho in London.
6. There are a lot of people in the street.
Exercise 15. Put in there or it.
!!! Remember: There's a train at 9.30. It's a fast train. (It = the 9.30 train)
There's a lot of sugar in this cake. It's too sweet. (It = this cake)
1. - ___ (a) is a good programme on TV tonight. ___ (b) is about computers.
- I'm not interested in computers. Is ___ (c) a long programme?
- No, only half an hour. Why?
- Because ___ (d) is another programme I want to watch at 10.30.
2. - Excuse me, is ___ (a) a bank near here?
- Yes, ___ (b) is one on the corner of Broad Street.
- Is ___ (c) open at lunchtime?
- Yes, I think so.
3. - This is a new Chinese restaurant.
- Is ___ (a) expensive?
- I don't think so. Look, ___ (b) is an empty table. Let's go in.